H.R. 5551 - To Amend Title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to Implement the Increase Provided Under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the Amount of Funds Made Available for the Compens… More…

H.R. 5551 - To Amend Title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to Implement the Increase Provided Under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the Amount of Funds Made Available for the Compensation of Attorneys Representing Indigent Defendants in Hide

To Amend Title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to Implement the Increase Provided Under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the Amount of Funds Made Available for the Compensation of Attorneys Representing Indigent Defendants in

H.R. 5551 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor

Danny Davis

Co-Sponsors

• Eleanor Norton

Subjects

• State and local government
• Criminal justice
• District of Columbia
• Law
• Legal aid
• Legal fees
• Local government
• Public defenders

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	3/06/2008
Referred to Committee
Passed House	4/01/2008
Passed Senate	9/16/2008
Signed by President	10/02/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	4/01/2008	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.	9/16/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/06/2008
		3/06/2008	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E320)
		3/06/2008	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
		3/10/2008	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
		3/13/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/13/2008	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
		3/13/2008	Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia Discharged.
		3/31/2008	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-560.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/31/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
		4/01/2008	Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		4/01/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		4/01/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5551.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	4/01/2008	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
		4/02/2008	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/10/2008	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
		7/25/2008	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-432.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/25/2008	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 900.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/16/2008	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
	Presented to President	9/16/2008	Cleared for White House.
		9/17/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President	9/23/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	10/02/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	10/02/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-335.

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